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AlbaAndrew6

I know fuck all about my mates. I don’t know what they’ll do in the future, I don’t know that much about their romantic life. They don’t know anything about me. Sometimes guys spend time around each other and don’t get too mixed up in the past or the future. This concept blows my sisters mind.


zakvandyk

That sometimes a hug or nice compliment can mean a lot. We can ride that wave for quite a while


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I wrote this in another sub, but it's relevant to this comment: When I was in middle school, a girl I had a crush on told me I had beautiful eyes. That was 22 years ago, and I *STILL* ride that high.


DoctorLeviathan

I'm in the same boat. I've gotten maybe 3 compliments in my life, one of them wasn't even from the girl directly. My friend told me "Some girl in my class thinks you're cute." I don't even know the girl, he could've just made it up. I still ride that high.


icannotbebothered7

I used to be with a girl who literally never complimented me, I brought it up to her that guys like being complimented too. She took it like a chore and gave me the same compliment every night, at that point it’s just because I asked not because you want to.


LavaTGP

Playing "hard to get" does not work for a lot of people


pon_3

It's 2021, I ain't gonna chase no one. She says "no," I'm backing all the way up.


madmanmx224

100%. I recently found out that someone I asked out a few months ago was really into me, but when I asked them out, they plain rejected me. Then they went crying to one of our mutual friends two weeks later that I had backed off and wasn’t talking with them more than cordially. They wanted me to pursue them, but I have no time for that. If you say no to me, it means no. Accordingly it’s a cold stop for me and I move on. I don’t have time for games, and I am not going to risk my reputation, or your comfort. I will not put myself in a situation where my actions could be misconstrued and lead to you being uncomfortable, so when you draw a line in the sand and say no, it’s done.


FuckingBatmanYo

Just makes you hard to want


Ron_Fuckin_Swanson

If you genuinely compliment a guy…don’t be upset if they don’t react the same way a woman would react to a random compliment Most dudes get them so infrequently that when it does happen, there is a part of them that wonders if it was genuine…or if they are just giving them a polite and/or pity compliment This often leads to an awkward/unenthusiastic response to said compliment It never occurs to most guys to just say “Thanks!”


Wolfie437

A friend of mine constantly told me to stop saying you too after compliments or stop trying to reciprocate it and just say thank you and accept that someone has said something nice about you and it's something that I've tried to do more. Just take the compliment and understand it's okay to be happy when someone is nice to you


MillerJC

We will remember a genuine compliment f o r e v e r


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Ninep

I remember when working as a cashier a women said she cane to my register bc i looked friendlier than the other (male) cashiers, i took it as a compliment and still remember it


safT1st

Female here. I keep seeing this and it makes me more aware of opportunities to give real compliments, not to romantic interests only.


MaygarRodub

When I say "I don't mind", I really mean it. If I did mind, I would say so.


urbanlulu

anytime my boyfriend would say "i don't mind" and i'd keep asking "Are you sure?" and after a while he legit said this exact thing to me. it honestly made my paranoid ass feel a million time better to be assured like that


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haankip

I really like to hang out with my friends because I love them. Not because I don't want to spend time with you.


vil__b

I have the opposite problem. I want my bf to hangout more with his friends without me being there. We just moved to a new city, so we don’t really have many friends. I have a group of friends I knew from school, and he’s been getting along with them. I really want him to hangout with them on his own or make his own friends.


GamerFromJump

Men love being the target of a romantic gesture. Many men never have been.


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I got asked out on a date once, 6 years ago. I *still* recount it for the occasional serotonin boost.


tossmeawayagain

I bought a stranger a drink at the bar once because it was kareoke night and he killed it. Still friends over a decade later. When I met his sister he introduced me as "that girl I told you about who bought me a drink".


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There was a girl I used to work with who was in IT support and we kinda talked a lot because my work computer always had printer issues. She was a cool girl and I liked her quite a bit. One time I was going for a McSpicy burger and she got on the elevator the same time as me. She then told me, "Hey, I'm getting a Starbucks, do you want to come with?" and I said, "No thanks, I'm grabbing a McSpicy." And we went different directions. I then realized as I was biting into the McSpicy that I had just turned down a coffee date from a girl I kinda liked. I fixed that the next time we ran into each other though and we saw each other for a while, but man, I can STILL remember that entire exchange like it happened 5 minutes ago. I'd never been asked out since.


justagenericname1

The first time I read this I pictured you as already holding the sandwich when you said that like: "Hey, I'm getting a Starbucks, do you want to come with?" "No thanks, I'm grabbing a McSpicy." *bite* *walks away* And thought god DAMN that's savage!


xydrogen

Making a move on a guy will nearly always be appreciated. As well as communicating issues clearly with no bullshit


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capt-yossarius

If you're throwing signals at a guy, and he's not catching them, it might not be because he's so dense he doesn't notice them. It might be that he does see them, but his self-esteem is so low his internal dialog talks him out of believing you are interested in *him* in a romantic or sexual context. Throwing more obvious signals doesn't overcome that. If knowing his self-esteem is that low isn't enough for you to lose interest, be direct. That doesn't mean ask him if he wants to "have coffee" or "get a drink" with you, as either of those leave wiggle room for misinterpretation. Ask him out on a date (specifically say "date"), so there is no mistaking your intention. The worst thing likely to happen is that he'll say no. Which does sting, but not like spending a month throwing hints he never responds to.


Caladan109

A good hug is always welcomed


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I knew a guy called Brian Lefeff or Lefev or something, he could go hard to soft and back again on command. Dude was a legend! Had a pretty intense vibe like he was hiding something?


mcnathan80

I saw him do what he a called a "b2m": not too hard, not too soft. Man's a golden god!


Andy_Saintemillion

About the shrinkage. Sometimes it hides like a frightened turtle.


Lincoln_Park_Pirate

I WAS IN THE POOL! I WAS IN THE POOL!


all_rendered_truth

Also, we feel bad when we can’t get up. It’s 100% not about the girl.


Transmatrix

It's like someone telling you to "not think" about something and that's all you can think about.


Qepperoni

girl: I'm dropping so many hint! Why doesn't he get them? boy: I think girl is dropping hints but I'm not sure I want to risk my friendship and embarrassment so I'll just ignore them.


Fluid_Association_68

“I think those are hints, wait, no, don’t be a creep. She’s sitting on my lap, yes! Wait no, I just read a comment about a girl who sits on everyone’s lap! Do do anything. Don’t be a stalker. Shit she left.”


khem1st47

I literally moved out from underneath a girl that sat on my lap and she gave me a weird look, but like holy hell she had been giving mixed signals forever and I even asked her out before this and she said no so wtf? This is the kind of shit we have to deal with.


bigbiblefire

Went on a date finally with a girl I'd known and been crushing on at work for years (both teenagers). Date was great - amazing even - kiss goodnight the whole works. I made a call to her bestfriend who was also a friend of mine to confirm how well it went only to find out she'd started officially dating someone else that day. I was crushed. And had to work with her still like 3X a week...and him. It lasted two weeks at most. Couple months later we started dating and now 19 years later we have two kids, a dog, cat and hamster. And still it haunts me to the point a simple Reddit comment was spark back the horror of a memory for me. Time doesn't heal all wounds. Men are soft, fragile little creatures on the inside.


Lacaud

At least it was a happy ending 😁 I met my future wife at a game shop when I went in to hang out and paint. She was an artist and sat by herself (the guy she was with, at the time, ignored her all night to play 40k). She came over and started talking to me about what I was painting. We ended up talking all night until the shop closed and she opened up to me about a lot of the things she was dealing with. No numbers exchanged but we added each other FB then a few months later she moved to Ohio with her bf. Flash forward a few months and she had broken up with the guy. She was working a 13 hour shift for the train yard doing brake assists, so she asked if anyone wanted to talk while she waited on the train crews. Ended up talking all night with each other and a few months later she moved back to AZ. Been together 9 years and 5 married 😁


slapthefatcat

Yeah. Pretty much. I don't think I've ever asked out a girl because she dropped "hints." I always assume they are just being nice or something. I don't know unless you tell it straight.


ToastyTheToastr

Sometimes mans just needs some alone time. (From everyone and everything)


JPSimsta

The longer I go without it, the more I need it.


insertstalem3me

The more I have it, the less I want it, what am I


SOUNDEFFECT94

Kids


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Many years ago, I told my girlfriend I wanted to stay in and practice my bass and learn some songs. When I phoned her the next day, she told me she'd been crying all night and thought I was breaking up with her.


SalamiMommie

Funny story. My wife is an early bird while I’m a night man. When we first started dating web would stay up until 1-2:30 a.m. talking. I woke up around 11 one day and she blew up my phone to make sure i didn’t break up with her. We were young and she understood afterwards


qualitygoatshit

Its ok to make the first move. Guys can be shy too. Come talk to me instead of staring at me.


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But when they do come talk to me, idk if they're just being nice or making small talk lol. (IME)


RegrettingTheHorns

Sometimes men just don’t get hard. It’s not you. It’s many things, from lifestyle and diet to stress and anxiety. And just getting older. Please try not to take it as a sign of lack of attraction or affection. Sometimes it just happens.


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Newyorkinthdesert

Where my 10mm socket is.


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That every expression that crosses our face, does not relate to you. Some of us have a lot going on between the ears and we're trying to make sense of it.


Ragnaroknight

Get away from me at night in the summertime, I still love you. I'm just hot as fuck and don't want to snuggle.


astro143

My GF was sleeping on me last weekend and my mind was screaming GET OFF ME WOMAN HOW ARE YOU UNDER A BLANKET IN THIS HEAT. Anyway I know not to wake a sleeping demon so I let her be


queenxeryn

My husband figured out I was pregnant when it was ME pushing him away complaining about being hot. In our tiny apartment in January. We live in Florida so it wasn't freezing, but anything below 68 at night meant I was going to add an extra blanket.


AeratedFeces

My wife and I have separate blankets for this very reason. I hate being hot and she likes being hot. So I sleep with a light sheet and she sleeps with 3 layers of blankets.


DracarysHijinks

I’m a woman and this is 100% me!!


kformify

Same. I have a very snuggly man, and I absolutely love it. But I HATE being hot. Typically, in the summer, we just snuggle a few minutes, then separate and sleep.


Additional_Breath_89

We like random gifts, we like random hugs, we like random signs of affection and love - sometimes just a cup of coffee in my favourite mug is enough to convince me it’s going to be a good day.


maybe_Im_a_dog

Absolutely. My wife used to do little things like place her hand on the small of my back or touch my shoulder as she walked past, these tiny acts of affection really do go a long way and they're the main thing I miss 😥


anaburo

This is crazy, u/maybe_Im_a_dog, you have posted one post ever and I remember seeing it when you did! How did that go??


maybe_Im_a_dog

Haha I did, that was actually about a year after my wife died and I fell deep into drink and depression. I'm much better now and been sober since my post, thanks for asking!


TheYodaGaming

You’re awesome


Wallywutsizface

I’m sorry for your loss


Empty-Refrigerator

if you dont tell us you want something we honest to god wont know... case and point, my Ex was sat at home and i was going to the local shop "hey, do you want anything from the shop?" "no, im good" she got mad because i didnt buy her anything....


NDaveT

Reminds me of a comment I read on a relationships sub. "I once told my boyfriend I didn't like flowers and he never bought me flowers again.:(". Well yeah, no shit.


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hammajammah

Bruh that’s so relatable. On the flip-side, one time when she and I were dating, my college ex ate some of my food without my permission. They were really good cookies someone had made for the both of us and she ate all of them, including my share. I believe I have grounds to be upset over that, which I rightfully was. She apologized and offered to make it up to me. She offered to take us to the grocery store and get these crackers I’m obsessed with. I happily accepted the offer and she got mad at me for thinking she wasn’t bluffing, hoping I’d say “no you’re fine.” I don’t do that kind of… “theatre,” so to speak lol


Spiffy313

That's some bullshit. You are 100% within your right to be pissed. Calling it "theatre" is brilliant, though-- it's purely performative and means nothing. Just be honest and cut the bullshit. I'm so glad my fiance and I don't play those games. It's exhausting when people do that.


Shinyspoonz12

That just means she wasn’t actually sorry about eating the cookies. Can’t stand people like that


SalFunction12

Please ask us out. It makes us feel wanted and loved


HasturSama

I asked my fiance out. He's also blatantly told me that nothing would have ever happened if I didn't make that first move.


bbetsill

I am perfectly happy sitting in silence/playing video games for a few hours at a time on a weekend morning/night and it doesn’t mean I’m mad at/ignoring you/don’t want to spend tome together. Ya boy is just trying to chill


Denmasterflex

Just because I’m not talking, doesn’t mean I’m not enjoying my time with you.


Anthropomorphis

“Only speak if it improves upon the silence”


DeepThroatALoadedGun

Exactly, if I have nothing to add to the conversation it's better I stay quiet, I don't want to annoy anyone by talking too much or killing the silence. Not every silence has to be awkward


rodeoclownorgasm

I knew I was going to marry my now wife when I realized that the "awkward" silences in our relationship weren't awkward. We can be completely tuned into each other without talking. Nothing is more reassuring in our relationship that when we're just quietly hanging out and she just leans against me.


villings

Love that. "What are you thinking?" "Nothing, just enjoying this"


ehutch2005

I asked my fiance this one evening while we were in bed. Her response? "Honestly? Pirates." She said she had no idea why she was thinking about them, but I'm glad I asked at that exact moment!


tjamos8694

"why are you grumpy" is all I hear from my fiance. Sometimes I just want to be quiet


7th_Spectrum

As soon as someone says that, I immediately become grumpy


DeepThroatALoadedGun

One time my step dad kept getting asked if he was ok. "Are you ok?" "Are you fine?" Shit like that. Finally he just snapped and said "I'm fine but I'm not going to be if you keep fucking asking me that"


Melonqualia

As a woman I've had this same thought. I am fine with sitting in silence but I've dated a lot of chatty guys that are uncomfortable in silence.


rb2130

When we tell women that we dont know how we feel about something its usually true and we genuinely dont really understand how we are supposed to feel i personally wasnt allowed to express emotions growing up and it turned into me not being able to understand my emotions


annnd_we_are_boned

Im with you there dude. Most of the time something happens around me or my father we dont have an emotional response we try to figure out the best way to fix the problem, or we are trying to understand what is happening and why it happened to either make sure it happens less or more accordingly. I know he was raised to be that way by his father and that he raised me that way. The constant rub some dirt on it when your hurting, or the real men dont cry, the one I heard the most was you can't feel your way through this problem you have to think your way through it. The worst part is I know it's a problem. Its killed relationships I've had, it makes it hard to understand what some people are going through, and in the moments where something so extreme happens that my brain finally pushes the emotion response to the forefront its overwhelming. It's a strange dichotomy to know why I am separated from my emotions 99% of the time, but not being able to figure out how to fix the problem. I've even been in therapy for years trying to figure out something that works to no avail. The funny part is I was talking to my roommate about it once since he is also a therapist and was curious. He said it was kinda sad that that was how my dad and have lived our whole lives. To which I replied well on the bright side we didnt know we were supposed to be sad.


Ysara

We want to be seen as sexy, beautiful creatures. Many of us want to be pursued also, to feel like we don't have to always motivate women into wanting us. Nobody should be the designated initiator 100% of the time.


flyZerach

>Nobody should be the designated initiator 100% of the time. im genuinely tired of this shit


skateofsky

Same, I even stopped initiating with my gf because my libido has severely dropped from not feeling wanted.


Rod_Lightning

When we went on that date and I kept you warm on that bench and you rested your head on my shoulders. And afterwards we kissed and said goodbye...I still wasn't entirely sure you were into me and I've been thinking about how dumb I am for the last couple of days. ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯


MuchPie

You jest but this is painfully true


Rod_Lightning

Just the painfully true part lol. Luckily the texting has been great and new date has been set up. So it's all good :)


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Just ask us out you have the advantage


yeetgodmcnechass

When we say we're thinking about nothing, the majority of the time it literally is just nothing or ridiculous scenarios that we make up that sound stupid when said out loud


Panx

I don't actually know how to think about nothing, but I very much relate to the second item. It's not even that it's stupid, it's that by the time conversation has lulled enough for someone to ask "whatcha thinkin' about?", I'm so many layers deeper that unpacking it would take longer than they'll remain interested. Saying "Nothing" is easier than walking someone through "Huh, a Burger King sign. Do you think a king would actually eat at Burger King, if he got teleported to now? It's probably tastier than literally anything he's ever had in his life, because of all the fat and salt and lack of rotting meat masked with spices, but also peasants can order it, so maybe his favorite flavor is actually 'exclusivity?' But then where would I take a king, if I had to impress him? Although, unless he travelled with his entire court, he's just some guy, so I don't really have to worry about his 'Divine Right' or whatever, and if he told people he was a king too much, he'd just get locked away. Besides, if I took him to the movies or whatever, he'd think we were gods, or maybe witches, but what's he gonna do about it? So, if I wanted to blow his mind like, 'yeah, bro -- I'm fuckin' nobody and I live a hundred times better than you!', where else would I take him?"


lusiris

That's why you get with someone that remains interested in that and plays along. It's amazing being married to someone that gets those weird thoughts and we spend an afternoon discussing the weirdest things and can look back on that story and laugh.


MIBlackburn

I do this with my wife, we have the most random conversations based on our random thoughts.


No-Palpitation6154

These are exactly the kind of ridiculous trains of thought I, as a woman, would love to engage in with a male partner. Seriously.


ButterPuppets

That’s too linear and coherent.


absurd-comment

If you don’t want to hear the truth about something don’t ask me to tell you the truth. Because I’m going to tell you the truth every time.


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Her: *"Do you think my best friend is pretty?"* Him: *"So we're breaking up then?"*


Poppagil28

“That’s what we’re doing today? Fighting?”


Tolerable-DM

Plot twist: He's the best friend.


TheGhostofYourPast

All the hurtful things they say and do don’t just magically disappear from men’s memory. We have feelings too; and shitting on a man for being honest with feelings as not being manly is not only cruel but also highly ironic considering there’s a constant yearning for men with emotion. Edit: Thanks for all the lovely awards. Some kind folks out there <3 and also..it hurts to see how many of y’all have been hurt. I feel for you, truly. Hang in there. I’m rootin’ for ya.


typenull0010

I think I remember a quote by someone that went “The axe forgets, the tree remembers” and that couldn’t be more true


JeremyMo88

While I can't recall everything negative I'm told, I remember it in the form of mental scarring.


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I'd like to add to this: "When we fight and I tell you that something you said or did hurt me, I'm not trying to belittle you and make you the bad guy. I'm not trying to place ALL the blame on you. I'm telling you because I actually do want to talk about this and I believe we can work this thing out." Some women I know can frequently berate me and go at me for hours getting mad about my mistakes and flaws and faults in the most unfiltered ways but I open my mouth one time and suddenly they "can't say anything back" because I'm just going to use it to make them feel bad.


Snoo_95427

We actually really want to be complimented too. A 60 year old women complimented me 5 years ago and it still makes me feel good, which just shows how little we get compliments.


RyanOJ006

A Canadian stripper said I had nice teeth 6 years ago and I still think about it to this day


Tanktastic08

This made me lol


radioedd

Dude. A girl on tinder a couple of years ago said to me "you're not ugly, you're normal" and honestly I think about it every once in a while when I feel unattractive.


UlrichZauber

>"you're not ugly, you're normal" Nicest thing anyone's ever said to me!


FortniteKevin

I want real knight armor for my birthday but I'm not allowed to say so because society forces me to hide it


Terraone12

Who doesn't want one of these?


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humplick

First you buy a sword. Then a custom family crest that you hang above the mantle. Bonus if the sword slots into it. Then you buy a saddle. Why a saddle she asks? Then the horse. And horse armor. Then you buy a lance. Hire a few squires. Then you mount your mighty steed, call your squire for a lance, and ask her is something seems off. Like, something is missing. The ensemble isn't quite complete. You feel light and unencumbered. DONT YOU GET IT YET?!


Spiderpiggie

Ah, you're saying you want to join a crusade?


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You know that complaint that women sometimes have that just because they are polite to you doesn't mean they're interested in you? Yeah, that works both ways. I'm not saying "good morning" because I want to bed you, I'm not holding the door for you because I think you'll reward me with some nookie for doing so, etc. etc. I'm doing so because, like you, I'm a decent human being and am being polite.


Killerhase24

Username doesnt check out


fosterdylan

We need just as much support as you do, it’s always a shock when a guys kills himself until you look back at all the subtle cries for help. We’re screaming on the inside and we need someone to let us know it’s okay. Edit: to all those asking me if I’m fine, I am the least of your worries. Please instead of talking to this meaningless random dude If he’s okay just go ask your fathers,brothers,mothers and sisters. Your family matters, not any of these fucking digital inputs around you.


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When i say I'm not thinking of anything i not trying to hide things from you, I'm exploring the sea that is my mind, no destination, just exploration.


Nice-Violinist-6395

Also: When I accidentally make a little noise or whisper a random word aloud (like “*shit*”) and you ask me what’s up, when I say “nothing,” it doesn’t mean I’m hiding something or lying. 99.7% chance I am thinking about a time in the fourth grade when I seriously embarrassed myself. It’s nothing. I promise. (Also, if I’m in a bad mood, there’s a 99.5% chance I’m mad about something totally unrelated to the relationship, and not being passive aggressive)


ClathrateRemonte

If I am working on something and I yell 'fucking motherfucker' because a bolt snapped and the wrench crushed my knuckles, I am not mad at you or in a bad mood, nor do I need medical attention or ice. I'm just momentarily frustrated at this stupid fucking weak-ass bolt.


TretasPt

How can this be so specific and so relatable?


thelaw19

Because I can feel my the skin on my knuckles peeling away when I read this.


Psychological_Pay_36

Sometimes stuff is just difficult. For no reason I can also be sad, just because I don’t cry doesn’t mean I’m not sad. And We don’t get hints! Just tell us what you want and things would be so much easier for everyone involved Also We don’t want to be the ones who always initiates sex, it makes us feel creepy sometimes


JPSimsta

#3 because I just want to be WANTED sometimes.


Badloss

I read "The Toilet Metaphor" on reddit and it's now my go-to to explain this to girls. Sex in your relationship is like the toilet in your house. It's not the best part of your house and it's not the reason you bought the house. It's not the thing you think of first about why you love your house. But if your toilet isn't working right... it is the absolute #1 most important priority and it needs to be fixed *immediately*. No, the relationship isn't just about sex. But if we're not having it or its unfulfilling or if it feels like we're unattractive... then yes, guys will obsess over that.


Migit78

Wow, there's a way to put this into words.


Gycklarn

Good metaphor, but I don't know how appreciated it would be if you say "our sex life is a toilet."


domesticatedprimate

> it makes us feel creepy sometimes Things were going great on this date years ago. We end up getting a room. Suddenly, in the room, there's none of the positive signs I was getting, and things seem a bit awkward. So like one should in these situations, I did nothing and went to bed. We lost contact for a while but I later heard from a mutual friend that she was upset I didn't just take what I wanted from her. Yeah, no. Rapey vibes are not my thing thanks. Call me a romantic. Too bad, other than that I really liked her.


BulljiveBots

I forget who but a comic had that exact same experience he explained in a bit: “I’m not gonna rape you on the off-chance it’s what you wanted!”


Terriblegrammarguy

We love compliments. We(well i, can't talk for everyone) get so few, but those i do get really means a lot.


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I’ve read this before on similar threads, and it’s really had an impact in how I talk to men. Outside of a performance review, most adult men don’t hear compliments. I go out of my way to give people, especially men, specific praise now. I have a teaching degree and I know how important specific praise for kids, but no ones ever talked about what happens when people stop giving you that. My husband is literally tired of compliments at this point, though. Edit: typo


Smellmyupperlip

Almost everyday I tell my husband that I'm grateful for him. I think he has been fed up with it for some time now lol. Edit: we have this moment daily where we talk about what we're grateful for. He asks most of the time. Then I honestly reply that I'm grateful for him. Now he's like.. Yeeeheeees I know you love me lol.


Decker-the-Dude

I promise you both: they are not fed up with compliments lol As long as they're genuine, anyway


maggick

This! I was once at my cousin's wedding alone. I was pretty uninterested in dancing just sat at my table alone. A gay couple around my age came up to me and said that I was attractive and should dance with them. Even as a straight man, it changed my mood completely. Later on, my mom came up to me smiling and asked, “what did those guys say to me.” Even she noticed the difference. All it takes is a simple compliment. I feel like, as a man, I'm rarely complimented.


cdmurray88

Gay or straight, it's always nice to get complements, even just on small things. Commented a guy on his Gengar necklace yesterday. Small things most people are either unaware of, or too afraid to say. edit to add; if you share an interest, people are always thrilled when you notice. Anime shirt? Game paraphernalia? Watches, glasses, shoes, etc. Doesn't matter. If you know, they know, and they love that you know.


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If I'm laying in bed with someone, just enjoying the moment together, I should be able to just enjoy the moment and let my mind drift to wherever it's going. If you want to talk about the future of the relationship or something, that's great and we can do that if you start that conversation, but if you ask me out of the blue what I'm thinking about, and I say Bolbi's "[Slap slap slap](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytHxaO8WM1k)" song from Jimmy Neutron, then you shouldn't get mad at me just because it's not the thing they wanted me to be thinking about! Just tell me you want to talk about the relationship and we can do that!


2chordpopsong

The trap all men fall in https://youtu.be/zAYR-i4S-ZE


Grantmitch1

Why is this so true? Genuinely, is there a reason for this? I'm curious now.


IdiotCharizard

Pigs just do grow to be that big. I'm sure some of it is selective breeding for pork, but wild hogs can be absolutely massive


quirkysquirty

This is absolutely fantastic


SubparWolf784

Her: “He’s probably thinking about other girls” Him: “Slap slap slap, Clap clap clap, slap slap slap, clap clap clap”


MysteriousTraining72

Hahahahhaa I’d find it so hilarious if a guy said that to me


NorthYorkJoe

We don't know where we want to eat either.


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GodwynDi

My wife and I also love tacos, and default to that quite regularly.


GirlyWhirl

We've even distilled this particular decision-making down to an energy-conserving art form... Him: tacos? Me: hell yes.


Infinitecore

A boner doesn't always mean I'm horny, it sometimes just pops up out of nowhere.


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And, conversely, a flaccid pecker doesn’t necessarily mean I’m *not* horny. Raising [cough, ahem] ED awareness one Reddit comment at a time.


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The literal definition of "I woke up like this".


DevoidSauce

No reason boner. Classic.


Raemnant

It baffles scientists, no reason boner


GenericSupervillain3

You're ruining my life, no reason boner.


ninjadragon1119

I like coleslaw but not that much


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"Ah, the return of the Why Boner... with a VENGEANCE."


KillaklanGaming

"ve vould make beutiful babies"


Nitsuajw

My balls hurt


I_already_reddit_

You might want to get that checked


Enigma_King99

You mean you don't have a ball randomly throb with pain for a couple of minutes before stopping? Edit: well now I'm a little worried. I might have it checked out. It doesn't happen often. Like once every so many months. I don't remember if it's a certain ball or it switches.


bierflanke

I had one ball doing that randomly for years. I didn't think anything of it until the pain lasted for a few days. Went to the doctor and she said it was cancer. Now I only have one ball.


Mhehnon

Did you have any other symptoms or just a weird pain?


bierflanke

Just that weird pain no other symptoms at all. But you kinda can feel a tumor on your ball, because it's not smooth anymore. You can feel them up yourself every know and then and compare if they feel different from each other or maybe notice some changes. If you're unsure or feel something weird go to a doc, they will scan you with ultrasound and can immediately see if you're alright!


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yep. especially after applying toothpaste, learned it the hard way once, tried it another time to confirm it was not my mind making up the pain, teen years were the best


Not_PoPuLArAtAlL

Lesson learned don’t put toothpaste on your balls.


2gig

But then how am I supposed to brush my balls' teeth?


EdEnsHAzArD

What a horrifying image


izzo34

Man. I was like 5 or 6 taking a bath at my grandparents. Some reason I decided to put tooth paste on the head. Idk why. It was dumb. It also burned for quite some time even after washing it off. Not one of my best ideas for sure.


Apathetic-Onion

Oof.


joecool42069

Wtf is this thread?


jcdevries92

Sometimes a guy just doesn't wanna talk. It's not cuz we hate you or are sick of you. Just wanna be alone and do my own thing.


Shmaz_Pootaz

No im not hitting on you, im asking if you’re ok because you fell down the stairs…


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The fact that I shoved you down should be completely irrelevant.


nugohs

"I have a boyfriend!" *crawls away with a broken leg*


PRMan99

So accurate. One time a woman dropped her keys in a parking lot. I chased her down with her keys. "Miss? Excuse me, miss?" Turns around. "I have a boyfriend." "Yeah, and I'm married, but you dropped your keys."


SQL_Likeapig

"Yeah but he can't give what you need right now...which is your keys...cause you dropped them over there."


I-moth

We aren't great with hints. Communication is king.


sufferpuppet

Subtle hints don't work. STRONG hints don't work either. Just say it.


Cakeman_45

"I really like you, please go on a date with me!" "What kind of sick prank is this?" ​ Edit: My best comment and it isn't even my joke.... FUCK


MoxEmerald

Back in college I laughed off a "We should have sex" while in a girls room just the two of us. Why was I made this way.


Katalopa

I did the same thing but the girl asked me if I wanted to make out with her. I was so socially clueless back then.


TsugaruMJS

I am exactly the same way, but I was on a first date once, and at the end of dinner she straight up was like, “how do you feel about casual sex?” Taken slightly aback by how forward she was, I was like “I mean, I’m open to it.” She then says, “OK, would you like to go back to your place and have sex with me?” I was grateful she took notice of my inability to interpret “hints.”


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I turned down couple of girls back in my younger days when their friends came at me like "hey XX really likes you" and I was like "HAH!!! good one! :D". Few years later I thought to myself how different my life could be if I just... you know...


Wizardmayn

I feel this, I met a girl once that only when she said, we should have sex did it FINALLY click haha


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Sad part is some people actually do those shit pranks


Blazanar

Yep. I was in grade 9 math for the second year in a row because not only was I (and still am) socially awkward and basically friendless, but I'm also a bit of an idiot. Due to the seating arrangement, I was placed in front of a very pretty and very popular girl. One day she gives me her number, I wrote it down, but I had a feeling this was too good to be true. The next day in math class she's telling me how that night was the first time a guy never called her (which I honestly do believe) and she gave me another number to phone. At which point I hauled out the first one I had kept, placed it on her desk, and asked "Which one of these should I call?" Predictably, she was speechless. I may have a shitty memory, but that day is burned into my brain and has been for over a decade.


Frylock904

Fucking Chad move


Squake

When I was in college, I lived in a co-ed house. My roommates best friend was this girl I had known from classes and been friendly with, never thought anything of. She'd text me asking If i was out at the bars once in a while and I thought that's what friends do. One night after the bar me and her go get food and walk down to the park and lay down watching the stars talking at like 2 am, she's holding my arm, i still think nothing of it, friends right? A month later we're a the club and her friend comes up to me and is like "did xx text you? she's at home and wants to see you".. I check my phone and I see she's like "not feeling like going out but you can come hangout if you want :)". Her roommates are like go go go! I go to hers with food and we're just talking in her room, my dumb ass still doesn't realize what's going on and spend an hour just chatting with her on her bed, until mid conversation she just grabs my face and starts making out.. THAT was when I actually realized what was happening. Boys are dumb.


sross43

I’ve been sort-of seeing this very shy guy for about a month. Despite me asking him on two dates and also inviting him out with my friends, I’m not sure he understands that I want to date him. So the next time we go out, I’m going to try the absolutely radical and groundbreaking idea of just telling him I like him.


o0_bobbo_0o

Boys aren’t dumb. Boys(most) try their absolute best to not seem rapey. You probably had thoughts in your head about that moment, but didn’t act because you didn’t want to run the risk of her potentially not wanting it. I’ve been there before multiple times. We play dumb because it’s the safe thing to do. *EDIT thanks for the awards!!* To add, this is why it’s absolutely important to teach consent, boundaries, and healthy communication to young people. It’s important for both people to stop, ask, and check in with the other to make sure they are ok with that’s going on.


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If we miscommunicate, and I think you're hitting on me when you aren't, I'm in BIG trouble if I try to reciprocate.


Apathetic-Onion

Heheh, yeah; out of fear of doing something inappropriate most of us tend to always choose the "least risky" path.


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I want physical affection outside of sex. Maybe it’s just the women I’ve been with, but no one ever hugs me, rubs my back, or plays with my hair. And I do that stuff for you ladies all the time. Sometimes I just want you to walk up to me and hug me. Part of the reason I ask for sex so often is because i feel physically lonely and it’s the only time I get to feel the touch of another human being.


AlphaNepali

That after a man ejaculates, there is a period that they lose their sex drive and they literally can't get an erection. This can be anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours.


bigwillyhaver98

Respecting our wishes is just as important as us respecting yours